GR Anime Review: The Devil is a Part Timer (Hataraku Maou-sama)

[@noahdaglio9362]

I can just imagine the pitch for this show went something like this Guy #1: (after a long night of drinking) boss I have the best idea right now. Boss: Joe your drunk right now. Joe: but listen Boss: what? Joe: Satan at McDonalds

[@loritruylio2108]

And it was infact a great idea

[@johnculp7242]

DeathDealer1997 Best Comment Ever.

[@ghostbl33d65]

Omen your telling me! ... (Hides bloody knife behind back) Hehe, he might not get for a while tho.....

[@EightTinyRats]

Noah Daglio MCDONALDS? HA! FUCKIN MGRONALDS!

[@keiichimorisato98]

+Noah Daglio you mean pitch for the light novel, because this show is based on a light novel.

[@Mako_Moogle]

My favorite character as definitely Lucifer. He goes from wanting to get into heaven to being a troublesome shut-in in their apartment.

[@sn3k131]

Urushihara is definitely my favorite. All the way.

[@Capta1nTD]

He was hilarious but my favorite was Chiho, with a close second torn between Sadao for his hilarious absurdity and Shiro for his overreactive personality.

[@sn3k131]

MasterTahir LordofNoobs Yeah, I loved Alciel. He just might tie with Urishihara.

[@crazysmith5408]

Lucifer is the best character every!

[@Luci_loves_Bangtan]

Lucifer definitely had the best facial expressions. They crack me up every time I watch the show.

[@fluffhead89]

"This is war sire!" *goes to grocery store*

[@kevin427]

Don't forget the baths!

[@sn3k131]

"Go on Mondays....there are discounts..."

[@KudaGeatsune3821]

+Assassin EnderGirl says the battle will soon be upon us as mgronalds fills with customers as if it were a battlefield

[@interela1000]

Ever been to a store while there is a senior discount day? You don't know the horror, I tell you.

[@KudaGeatsune3821]

Oh I can relate

[@mcpokeman]

I can't be the only one who watches these reviews AFTER they watch the anime to compare opinions :P

[@willowl.3263]

McPokeman Nope I do the same.

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

No, I do that too. The exceptions are those anime I already know I'm never gonna watch, so I watch reviews for laughs.

[@tatermister5045]

I do that too.

[@Seriphina]

Nope. I totally do.

[@datboi892]

I use reviews to cope with post anime depression.

[@krillbeans8620]

Meet SATAN Lord of the FRIES

[@jurie6314]

oh chara can u go back to the fiery abyss where u should belong

[@krillbeans8620]

+jello orihara that's kind of mean... it would be much appreciated if you would apologize...

[@aashidhaniya]

wasn't it meat satan?

[@krillbeans8620]

Aashi Dhaniya *HA*

[@98kazer]

all potatoes shall fear him, Fatasses will praise him, Women with strict diet shall have nightmares of him!

[@Frikgeek]

To be fair, the devil really wasn't that "evil" in the old world, he just followed its rules and systems. We don't even know when the war started, could've been hundreds of years ago and all the devil did was wage it efficiently. People die in wars, that's nothing new. That's not evil from the devil's point of view, he just followed the rules already in place, the rules that stated the light must battle the dark or whatever.

[@Digimaster6662000]

Frikgeek This is info from the light novel vol 1. 1741 - 1799(~) Satan wages war with the Demon Realm, 1870 Satan becomes Demon Lord, 200X (3-4 years ago) Satan begins Conquest of Human Realm, 201X (2 years ago) Emilia taken by church, Emilia's town is razed + Father dies (Lucifer Responsible?), Emilia begins training, 201X (6 months ago) Satan is defeated, escapes to earth, 201X (1-2 months ago) Satan joins MgRonalds. That's almost 140 years of peace with Satan as Demon lord before the cr@p hit the fan.

[@LeonGun8]

There's several more revelations but there's a backstory part that is very responsible for the events happening the way they do. Basically, demons NEED human fear to survive and a faction was already planning a full massacre of the world. Basically, the implied reason why the Demon Lord orders the invasion was to ensure the survival of his subjects and because the radical faction of demonkind was ready to murder humanity,not just invade them. Also, according to more recent novels there's more than one "Satan", Sadao is just the last (so we don't know when exactly the current one came into power).

[@gunkgirl]

I agree!

[@blankxd5837]

@@LeonGun8 not necessary HUMAN fear and despair but just fear and despair.. Since the demon realm became peaceful when maou become king there were low fear and despair which is there source of their long lives. Without it the demons would die. So maou planned to "conquer" the human world for the fear to sustain themselves.

[@cruiser6545]

Please..... Just give me one more season

[@user-ug9rs6rz1x]

i feel ya

[@Username-or9nr]

No! 2 more seasons

[@maigo8990]

Me too I need more luci :3

[@thelightningbrony4745]

Well, there is always the light novels. There's currently ten out in English, and the anime only covered the first two. Though of course that is a novel and not a manga or anime. There is he occasional picture, but that's all. Everything else is up to the imagination. Still, it's a continuation to the story.

[@ExelArts]

@@Username-or9nr No! A complete series!

[@amp52]

Dr. Pepper! An intellectual drink for the chosen ones!

[@josiahvock5675]

truly an ambrosia granted by the gods for the more intellectual of mortals

[@jannism1798]

HOUOUIN KYOUMA DESS! I AM MAD SCIENTIST! EL PSY CONGROO

[@interela1000]

I don't understand! How can people drink that stuff?! It is awful!

[@taylorwalker336]

So intellectual it spent 8 years earning a doctorate!

[@hououinkyouma5539]

travis kerns I immediately thought of Okabe without seeing your picture xD

[@Stairc]

This show is like if someone took all the jokes and absurdity of an abridged series and just made an actual full-budget show with it. It's awesome!

[@stillgod2250]

Ortheos you've never watched ghost stories have you. Dubbed.

[@_XR40_]

Yes, but that was the "dubbers" altering the show - Not the original intent. This show is the same in both versions.

[@DualReload]

I just finished this and I already want to rewatch it.

[@zolozorro9855]

Hopping Gnar if your talking about the series then YEEESSSS

[@EightTinyRats]

Hopping Gnar dont care about that all i care about is I MAIN YOU!!!

[@DualReload]

Raptor Jesus YUSH!!!!!

[@squab798]

IKR!!!!

[@DualReload]

Sam West ikr T_T

[@ProdKeion.T]

You are like the only person that's still making reviews...

[@ProdKeion.T]

Oh, okay then lol

[@n0thing_at_all]

***** just because he doesn't like elfen lied, mirai nikki, and aldonoah zero doesn't mean he has bad taste.

[@n0thing_at_all]

Oh ok

[@MrRenanHappy]

***** Arkada goes really easy on reviews, but he's more through in justifying his reasons.

[@mirrormimi]

***** I watch Arkada for the well done reviews, and Demo for the lulz

[@AniMercuryX]

I love Arkada's editing. Simple, not over the top but still appealing. As clear as a glass.

[@josephcordova8553]

Nice

[@TheSimmr001]

parandrus100 this review is rather translucent

[@TheSimmr001]

parandrus100 ill reflect that back at you sir

[@JustinTK416]

***** Reading this comment chain shattered me. I guess you say I fell to the floor in pieces. But on a more serious note, I really need to pull myself together and reflect upon my decisions, otherwise the world will certainly see right through me.

[@kevinvega685]

Justin I love you

[@TokyoWorkingMan]

It was so weird how in the show, they kept on hinting at some sort of corruption in the Church, and then with the flip-flop-ness of the Devil's personality, it would make it out to be that the Church is the real evil one. But it never seemed to go anywhere? Even though they mention it like every 2 episodes?

[@DevilHunter1994]

The church is evil. So was the Devil. The difference is that the Devil admits his mistakes as time goes on and makes an effort to change. The Church on the other hand would rather not face their mistakes. They weren't trying to say who was evil or good. They were trying to show how neither side was truly right.

[@battlerushiromiya651]

Tokyo Working Man It required a second season to reach this point,maybe.

[@Digimaster6662000]

DevilHunter1994 Maybe, but Satan became the Demon Lord 300 years before the start of the series, and the war started 3-4 years before Satan was defeated. It wouldn't surprise be if Satan started his conquest because of something the Church did, and they used it as propaganda to wipe out the demons while hiding their own sins.

[@pablodanieljiang961]

Terry Crawford wait, Satan has 300 years old, not 300 as Demon Lord. the more information can be found in novel Vol.0

[@sambucktooth]

Kaede Jiang is it translated?

[@jacobwells9207]

I'm going to coin a word for "Read the Manga" endings B.O.M.B. Buy Our Manga, Bitches

[@alexanderarmageddon1467]

I think him choosing to play by Earth's rules stems from how he gets his magic, which is finite by the way. He gets it through really strong negative emotions. Since there wasn't much of that he basically went, "may as well make the most of it"

[@micaldomlancer1494]

I think a good explanation to why the Devil flips from pure evil to decent human being. Quick explanation of the good character, she has a problem because for all her life she was told she is the one who will kill the dark lord so she is lost when there is no dark lord, cause he turned good. Similarly the devil has been told his whole life that he has to conquer the world and told he has to do it using the rules of the world (in fantasy world, military might, in ours economic), so the fact that he turns into such a goody too shoes makes sense because he was always told that he had to conquer the world while following the rules.

[@micaldomlancer1494]

***** He doesn't care. He just wants to conquer the world because that is what he has been told he needs to do. Also you would be surprised what people will not notice they are doing if they are too disconnected from it.

[@robert001995]

+Micaldom Lancer Later on it is revealed that he invaded Ente Isla because he had no choice to. I will like to explain but that means getting into spoiler territory which I'm not sure you want to know or not

[@AkiliSharpe]

Did it bother anyone else that they went out of their way to show chi using her archer skills, but they never showed it in the actual anime just the opening and last ending?

[@vexitalfilms9942]

YES! UHHHHHH

[@AkiliSharpe]

Vexital Films thank god some one else noticed!

[@vexitalfilms9942]

Akili Sharpe That still annoys me

[@AkiliSharpe]

Vexital Films im surprised he didnt mention it in the video

[@vexitalfilms9942]

Akili Sharpe Maybe that's why is wasn't forgetful for us

[@justinlafser916]

Product placement in anime: you think of Tiger and Bunny. I think of Code Geass.

[@Jones117LoL]

has anyone said pizza hut?

[@vexitalfilms9942]

What was advertised in Code Geass?

[@Lazarus3737]

Vexital Films Pizza Hut, in the Sub only I believe.

[@justinlafser916]

JosipBroz1000 No, in dub too.

[@kimsa1686]

In Darker than Black, Pizza Hut is in almost every episode .-.

[@CraftKitty007]

a good dub? comedy? I'm fucking sold.

[@cybericarus1476]

watch the prison school dub, it's so damn funny too.

[@burntnachos9528]

Cyborg Icarus29 Yes, I see your a man of cultural as well

[@ilkesarpsoylu2990]

CraftKitty trigun dude

[@daltonblanchard7446]

Lucifer says yolo in the dub that by itself makes it watchable.

[@TheMoMoBigGC]

"These look old. YOLO" best dub quote.

[@tcoren1]

From where is it?

[@TheMoMoBigGC]

tcoren1 near the end when Lucifer is going to eat some fish he says something along those lines. Maybe the second or third last epiosde

[@mr.jasonxstar9688]

TheMoMoBigGC XD i loved it its so unexpected and so quick i just bursted out laughing

[@gummyxkittenx2302]

Oh Lucy!

[@ShadowWolfRising]

Satan: So any Permanent Damage? I forget her name: Satan, your my hero. Satan: So Yes. Lucifer: Don't call me Shirley.

[@KakarotM99]

code geass anyone for product placements

[@KakarotM99]

#PizzaHut

[@KakarotM99]

***** yeah

[@Joshua_Shadow_Manriguez]

C.C. ate so much fucking Pizza that Pizza Hut would have to be stupid not to take advantage of it

[@LieshaCichol]

"Read Manga" ending? It's more like "Buy Blu-Ray if you want another season" ending ^^;

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

And the manga is still going... chapter 49.6, now...

[@omaranimationsbr]

Or read the light novels ;)

[@konaccha]

Manga gained 6 more chapters :D

[@EightTinyRats]

*subtly eats a big mac and shows off a mcdonalds drink* see people this is how its done :P

[@zolozorro9855]

Raptor Jesus subtle? I think not

[@youreternalgamer2282]

Maybe the devil is just a Neutral Lawful?

[@ShadowWolfRising]

*Lawful Neutral

[@kneau]

*Neuful Lawtral

[@TheSamigirl101]

It is available on Netflix.

[@deathknight75]

It wasn't at the time this was made. Especially since Arkada is Canadian and we get a bit hosed on Netflix releases.It did recently come out on Netflix here, but the fact that it WAS recent, well...

[@razerislovehoe]

TheSamigirl101 2018 yes

[@nmoney93thelegend94]

9anime is the best place to stream anime for free

[@مريمايهاب-خ8خ]

Really 😶 but i want the manga

[@trackuniverse9121]

Netflix is total shit on the anime industry they only have a few anime.

[@MoonlitXMoth]

Wasn't it revealed somewhere that Maou wasn't actually evil in the first place? I seem to remember them saying that he was just a figurehead and the other demons did all the bad things without his consent. It's been a while since I watched the show, though, so I don't remember all that well. Maybe it was in the manga. Overall, "Devil is a Part Timer" was a funny parody of the usual fantasy genre.

[@AshXXMayftw]

I really really liked this show and I hope maybe it will get a season 2 some day, but there was one thing is this show that contantly annoyed me, the Hero. Look I understand she doesn't trust the devil, but it becomes really annoying when everytime she sees him, until the near end, she constantly thinks he's going to cause trouble. Heck even after he defends the humans she still thinks he's going to destroy everything. I just wish she had calmed down once in a while.

[@TheJoleton]

But you have to understand that to her, the devil is literally the devil (no pun intended). He is the one who commanded his armies to kill countless, and also responsible for the death of the Hero's father and her traumatic upbringing in the church. So that's probably why she does not trust him.

[@AshXXMayftw]

Gaston Sandstig I've heard that so many times but here's the flaw there. If he really was all that evil wouldn't he just let the other demons do as they want when they arrive? It would of conserved his power that he had been saving up since he arrived but instead he takes it upon himself and in fact sacrifices that power that he needed to return home to defeat the other demons. That's the exact opposite of evil in my eyes and she witnesses this first hand.

[@Oriko-Magica]

Yeah. Why does she have to act so cautious about the freaking devil? She should start trusting people more.

[@TheJoleton]

***** It's not that I don't think you have a point, and to be honest I'm only about half-way through watching it, so I don't know if she's really that extreme. But some things stick, I still do not trust people that I thought were mean and evil to me 5 years ago.

[@jonathanvega1887]

tanteiBlack she does start to get a little more loose with him later in the show acutally defending him and expecting him to come save her fellow employee

[@SkaiaSkull]

Did you just quote The Emperors New Groove at the beginning? I love you Arkada!

[@CONiner217]

All that Pizza Hut in Code Geass.

[@CommanderScarin]

Code Geass / Code Pizza Hut.

[@relyat89]

I was going to bring that up. He even reviewed that show, so I have no idea how he managed to forget all of those Pizza Hut boxes. It was literally almost every scene. It actually became annoying and distracting to me.

[@relyat89]

Hah, true. I do remember seeing that. I worked at Domino's for a while, so it stuck out at me. I guess I didn't remember because my eyeballs weren't assaulted by it as much as in CG. lol

[@syd-r7h]

So I literally just finished this anime and it was fairly good. Not gonna lie I laughed my ass off so many times, definitely where Urushigaraha (or however you spell the name I just butchered) said "YOLO" ugh I died. My only thing was that I wanted to see a bit more action, like I felt the show had some real potential to be funny AND action-packed. And by that I mean more of Maou's evil side and a big more about Ente Isla. I also thought it was weird how his personality completely did a 180 and he was like no longer an EVIL badass but just a badasss with a job lol is that weird?

[@lilmisslitaa]

OMG SAME I really wanted to see maou in his devil transformation more than 2-3 times

[@lilmisslitaa]

And at the same time he had to save his power or his power would run out easily but yea I agree 100%

[@squab798]

Agreed

[@sullysnq5430]

+Midnight Esperanza It helps to think he had been here for almost a year when they showed his personality change.

[@JackkDevil]

+Midnight Esperanza i like to think that it is the devil himseft the most genius demon ever live, the best out of the best in battle and tactics so just be is stupid and deangerous for the most heated people in the old world PLUS i think that the church do a propagand in order to gather armies to kill him and take his land,his gold and inslave the demons who worth 5-6 orginery people(stronger,with the same food do 10 better work,slaves that are not humans don't pay and none cares if they live or die)

[@mementomori5580]

Some things here: 1. As far as I know, the source material is a LN, not a manga, so it's a "Read the LN" ending :P 2. As far as I know, in the LN it actually is the case that Mao isn't actually bad. It's just that the environment forced him to it. Born as basically the most powerfull devil of all, he was taught that he has to defeat/kill the humans and become the overlord. So he was simply forced into the role (kinda similiar to how Emi was "forced" into the role of the hero as she was a half-angel (her mother was an angel) and could use ther "heavenly silver" which allowed her to go toe to toe with the devil overlord. This might just me confusing fanfiction with what is actually in the LN, so take those two things with a grain of salt ^^

[@Capta1nTD]

That would make a lot of sense considering his personality and how things went down. I hope thats actually canon.

[@interela1000]

This is why I like that the anime ended when it did. *spoilers ahead! Be warned!* Now, I know that Emi and Maou is the number one ship by the fans, but it is a weird ship to me and is the only ship I actually question. And to even bring in a character just to push these two together is so forced that it makes me cringe. I honestly want Maou and Chiho together, but I'm totally fine if they won't. But to push Emi no Maou together like that is beyond bad and the most awful excuse to get two enemies together to, in the end, fall in love with each other. Not only that, but to include a "he was actually alive all along" moment for Emi really makes me facepalm. It's sad to see one if my favorite anime take such a fan fictional turn and people treating it like canon.

[@jonathan4554]

Maou wasn't born the most powerful demon of all. He was a good person because he was raised by an angel. He wasn't forced or anything but what he did was necessary. It's all explained in later volumes.

[@lolasian1016]

wasn't implied that Maou tried to conquered human world because the demon world was a barren place (i only read the manga because im lazy) At least Aishiya mentioned it to suzuno in the manga

[@anklasimo]

spoiler . . . . . . actually satan was one of the most weak devil, like you saw in the anime the demons "eat" bad emotions, in the demon world there was a lot of wars between the demons but satan conquered all the demons world and stopped all wars that were happening there, so there was no more bad emotions to eat. there is no food in the demons world, so he decided to invade the human world in order to create more bad emotions so his race could survive but all went out of control. when he arrives to the earth and realizes than demons can survive with human food and without demonic powers he decide to change ecause he has never wanted to do bad things

[@ZombieProductionsInc]

If I can share my own personal theory as to why Sadou isn't the MWAHAHA I'M SO EVIL devil is because he's playing the long con. He's drastically weakened in this world, because whatever laws of physics or what have you don't act the same in regards to magic. I would assume he's familiarized himself with our world's weaponry, as proven when he exclaims "Is some one shooting at us?" and when it the distinction between "regular and magic" bullets come into play. I can only speculate how much of the character we see is Sadou with this theory in place. On the one hand it's not that hard to believe that the lord of all demons didn't get much interactions with humans and what he knew came through reports or other not so accurate means. The other is that he doesn't view other humans in our world as humans at all. This conclusion coming from the fact that he and Ashia turned into humans after passing through the portal either gave him a new perspective or he believes that the humans may be stranded daemons interbred with humans or something similar. And it could very well be Ashia is in on it, the way he acts most of the time is in the role of the "responsible and sensible adult" but he doesn't go into a fight without his cape? It could be he's on orders to keep his distance and wait in the wings if something goes sideways. I like to think that Mao's a genuinely nice guy but he also has his nefarious side. When the tunnel collapsed and he got his demonic form back, I'm certain he could feel little miss hero charging up for an attack, given how easy it was for her to feel out his power. but instead of moving to defend he does what he know will keep the hero's attention, help others. He knows she knows people are injured and he also knows that as long as he's saving lives Amelia is not going to stop him. It could be construed he talked his way out of a fight by letting his actions speak for him. That's why I think he's such a great "potential" villain. Its not the tyrant devil who keeps the world in chains and is just begging for some do gooder to kick his ass. He's the silver tongued devil that you like, instead of fighting the hero he uses her. He has a code of conduct and he protects his underlings. Think about that on a larger scale, for example (minor spoilers) When Mao charges out of the MgRonalds to save Chi, his coworker, and everyone else during the season climax, what happens afterward? Word gets back to the MgRonalds that one of their workers was in trouble and he went to save her (minus all the fantasy stuff). Consider the following, do you think the other employees are going to question Mao after that? on whether or not he's a good guy? anyone working under him is going to give their utmost loyalty to him because of that act. Mao is corporate evil, Lawful Evil if you will. He's not outwardly manipulative and people enjoy his company. This is the guy who will sit on a throne, not because he battled his way there, but because those who follow him put him there willingly. A tyrant you willingly bow down to because you like him is a thousand times more dangerous than one you bow to in fear. And I suspect that's what Mao is, though not much in the anime directly supports this assumption, I have yet to find something that would contradict it.

[@HollowGaming715]

Haha this is such a great review, I sincerely enjoyed watching it!

[@TheIDcard123]

Arkada, I dare you to review Nichijou. All 24 episodes of it. It doesn't have an english dub, but by the time you're done watching it, you're gonna feel it just doesn't need one.

[@josephcordova8553]

Oh god yes he should definitely review nichijou

[@Excelgirl200]

He should also do Nichijou season 2 when it comes out soon :D

[@josephcordova8553]

***** wait there's a second season I had no idea

[@zhaoyun255]

Gintama made all of your side gone. Gintama is still the king of comedy. Heck, even one song make you laugh just by listening to it.

[@TheIDcard123]

zhaoyun255 Remeber, Shinpachi is 95% glasses. The other remaining 5% being 3% water and 2% trash.

[@ShroomRPG]

I always thought Code Geass was sponsored by Pizza hut in some way.

[@SaintDjinn]

It had to be

[@pizzashark7067]

More like Code Geass sponsored Pizza Hut amirite

[@jokerfoe14]

Pizza Shark you sir made me chuckle

[@LongNguyen-pv9sm]

Dewayne C it is, though it don't focus on the advertise too much to the point it get on my nerve, more like it use the advertise for an entertainment purpose which is a good point

[@ShroomRPG]

Long Nguyen Nah. It doesn't affect the show in any way, positively or negatively.

[@Dave_McKee]

This anime along side "Is this a Zombie?" are my two favourite laugh out loud anime's, both had my sides hurting..

[@GwyndolinEnthusiast]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ANIME RECOMMENDATION OF MAOYU! I watched to first episode and intended to go back to it after I saved it as one of my bookmarks but then it was miraculously deleted from the bookmarks! I could not for the life of me remember the name of the anime until you mentioned it in the recommended! Thank you so much

[@eeveeongirl]

Just rewatching the reviews for kicks but you bring up the fact that the devil is willing to follow the rules of our world to a T. As someone who also plays table top RPGs (pathfinder specifically) this falls right into line. Devils are always lawful, evil yes, but always lawful evil. Its the demons who don't care about rules or structure

[@clubberlang8050]

OMG! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASSEE! Please tell me that someone remembers the Papa Johns ad placement in Code Geass! *Lelouch rides in on his scooter with a box of Papa Johns* "Lelouch you shouldn't eat so much pizza, you'll get chubby *giggle*" "But I'm gathering up reward points Nunnally" I was like.... Jesus Christ.

[@YukiMawaru]

It was pizza hut if memory serves me right... But yeah, it was hilarious. :)

[@clubberlang8050]

General Bradiken Reviews Yeah it might of been. I was so surprised that ad placement that obvious could exist.

[@Todere]

yup it was pizza hut lmao

[@HiImRawr]

Wheaty Pizza hut, multiple times throughout the show.

[@YukiMawaru]

Wheaty I know right?!?? I was laughing so hard :)

[@kn1t30wl]

Best Anime of 2013? Well this is definitely my personal favourite Anime of 2013, YES I think it's better then Attack on Titan but then I have a Bias for good comedies lol. Great Review btw, I didn't think you'd ever review this lol.

[@Mrosijek1988]

Did you found kill la kill funny? Because I did and I really like Kill la Kill kind of fun, so what I am asking, if I liked kill la kill (as a comedy) am I going to like this show?

[@kn1t30wl]

Lega I actually dislike Kill la Kill and found it quite boring and repetitive. The only parts that I even found remotely funny were the Mako Moments. Mako was the only reason I even watched that show to completion, i don't know if that helps, but I'd say The Devil is a Part Time is definitely worth a shot. If you don't like by about maybe the half way point which is about 6 episodes in, then you can drop it. Although you could probably drop it earlier, it's been almost a year since I've seen it so I don't know when it picks up.

[@Mrosijek1988]

kniteowl Well in my book kill la kill is a comedy and there were a lot of episodes where I was diying in laughter and uniform evolutions were quite cool :) I am still not sure what to watch, hmmm gonna keep on searching the youtube, but I will take your recomendation.

[@Mrosijek1988]

***** NUDIST BEEEEEEEEEEEEEACH ;) and Mako is epic (in my opinion)

[@kn1t30wl]

***** a lot of people I know have a similar opinion to you so I just tolerate it. I could not take Kill la Kill seriously, The only character I found agreeable in Kill la Kill was Mako, because from my perspective she really didn't take that world seriously either, she was there to troll, and I respect her for that.

[@owlfrenzy4936]

my favorite animu is cory in the house

[@ZontarDow]

Look like someone is trying to be noticed by senpai

[@SuicidialDolphin]

Bro, what about the Proud Family?

[@hughdavenport684]

Me to and i mean who doesn't enjoy a bit of Seinfeld as well i mean we all like anime here, right?

[@coreylineberry8557]

Trollolololololololololololo lo olol!!!!!!!!

[@merarig9572]

Did you buy McDonalds specifically for this review? lol This is a good anime, it's hilarious.

[@DarthLambo]

Also available on Netflix

[@LasertechStudios3142]

I was asking the same thing. Come on Arkada, get your stuff together.

[@manabe2237]

This anime was one of the funiest shows i've experienced

[@manabe2237]

Also, there's a hint that the devil doesn't know about what happened in his world and that he didn't really command the attack.

[@ashlycruz12]

I love this anime becuase of the humor! lol i was laughting while watching this anime!

[@starryskies3768]

Watch "Baka and Test"

[@ashlycruz12]

i will when i have time. i go to college =)

[@arjunsingh8219]

The answer to all your gripes and complaints lies in the LNs. It explains Sadao's motivation behind world domination and develops Emi's character a LOT. They've actually become my strongest ship in any anime now that I've read the novels.

[@AlexBjelich]

I kind of wanted Maou x Emi to happen.

[@jamiedylan1236]

Vegetable Prince of Carrots me to o 👍

[@_XR40_]

Unlikey Mao has Chiho. Emi is much more of a personality-match with Ashiya (and they even get along), and if you note, Suzuno and Lucifer actually act like a couple a lot of the time...

[@jamiedylan1236]

Emi is totally in love with Mao but Mao doesnt realize it. The more she hates him, the more she fall in love. I really love Emi. If it were for real, I would really like to marry her 😋 shes my type of woman 😁

[@_XR40_]

Only if you assume she's Tsundere, and there's not much evidence of that. Additionally, Chiho is pretty jealous and even competes with Suzuno for no other reason than that Suzuno is hiding her intentions - Yet she isn't the least bit threatened by Emi once she knows what's going on. Thing is, sorry folks, but this actually _isn't_ a harem-show... Not to be harsh, but it seems a lot of people don't really get this show. I even had a person once try to tell me that Mao and Ashiya were "obviously" a gay couple...

[@Username-or9nr]

No Ashiya has Emi’s friend

[@Angeal98]

I love how the automatic KZbin captions say McDonald's every time he says megronalds

[@Aquafrostsheke]

Ah yes. "The Devil is a Part-timer!". The long awaited sequel to "God is a Carpenter!".

[@NipahAllDay]

I dunno. I think some moe dubs are pretty good like k-on and lucky star. (I would say madoka magica, but it just have the moe look that's pretty much it) and I think most comedy dubs(from what I have seen) is fun to watch.

[@wac0b]

GR! I love him too!

[@NipahAllDay]

Jacob Anastasi Lol. Do you know a reviewer named chibi review?

[@sunnydong9069]

***** Oh, yes, Chibi! I watch his review on Log Horizon every week!

[@pizzashark7067]

You tried to watch the dub for something like Lucky Star? You brave soul. I would never escape with my sanity.

[@LongNguyen-pv9sm]

***** i don't know y Japanese are so good as Moe voice actor, i mean it's their thing to begin with but i had yet to see a truly moe english voice actor, it just sound kinda off at time

[@ConnerTravis1998]

Well The Devil is a Part Timer is getting a second season so the ending on this season is alright to me. I found out that The Devil is a Part Timer is getting a second season because I was able to find a official trailer for this anime for season 2 but I can't remember where it is because I just ended up finding it when I tried to search for season 2 before I found out that it did not have one yet. So if you want to watch the second season when it is out you need to find it in it's Japanese name which is called Hataraku Maou-sama!

[@MasterF998]

Drink every time he says "season"

[@Kiyukii]

0.o, seriously? Loved that Anime, guess I got some researching to do :P Edit: Did some researching. I can say for a fact, there is *no official/confirmed* information for a season 2. However, there was indeed a Japanese website that had information on it with a video, but the the site was soon taken down. Either it was *fake* or *leaked*, take your pick. It isn't unlikely for a season 2 due to the fact that there is plenty of source material to work with now since season 1 and the Blu-ray sales weren't awful as well as the LN being well received in Japan. But my main point is, no *official* confirmation for a season 2 :/

[@Zzdog305]

Yeah... what conner, said is bs.

[@-datrandomdude-6979]

wait its official ?

[@ConnerTravis1998]

Tommy Blouin Well I did say I only found a trailer that I think is official but I could be wrong. The reason I think it is official that it showed legit anime seance that where not from this season of The Devil is a Part Timer and when I checked it Japanese name of the anime it's episode list had no special episodes so as there was no other parts of this season of The Devil is a Part Timer that could of proved that the trailer was fake so I myself this that trailer was official.

[@IaMD.B.]

Your reviews are awesome as always Ark, but lately i've been noticing that you're showing less of the anime itself. Maybe its just me, but when you were talking about how that voice actress did a good job i was expecting maybe a snippet of dialouge to demonstrate it. Let me know if im alone on this issue. Still enjoying the hell out of myself:)

[@IaMD.B.]

Yeah probably. That's a damn shame:/

[@astridlobelia2379]

I'm glad you got rid of numerical scores! Only because I know they biased me when deciding what animes to watch :p also this video came out just in time! I just started watching this anime a few days ago and I wasn't sure what genre it was going to be (I thought it might get serious halfway through like Noragami) but now in glad I know it's a comedy, I can enjoy it more! LOVE YOUR REVIEWS

[@FreshMelonWater]

"Meet Satan: Lord of the Fries" got me laughing.

[@manwhofumbles]

I have been watching glass reflection videos for a while now...to the point were I snap when he snap :(

[@shulaze]

Second review of the week, again, I love this show! :)

[@Mannymakesvibes]

One of my fav animes.

[@Flowerboy.flores]

Solid review, this is going to be the next anime I'm going to watch. I haven't left a comment in a while, but I'm still very happy you're making these reviews.

[@disneyanimegirl1100]

I don't know if you respond to comments or not. I adore your videos Arkada. You were what truly got me into anime and I am heavily grateful to you and your videos . I really fell in love with series and I always wanted to proper thank you for it. You are one of my favorite anime reviewers out there. They go in this order I love all of you guys equally it's in order of who I found out about first. Misty Chroniexia, You, Black Critic Guy, Star6wars1, ShadowACS, and finally DDR( stands for DarknessDragonRose sadly left KZbin a long time ago.) Thank you so much for your time.

[@applejinx5683]

This is comedy done right. Much better than the cringe fest that is Watamote

[@LoudWaffle]

Code Geass was like 90% sponsored by Pizza Hut. More prominent example than Tiger and Bunny I think.

[@cyrusgeorge1902]

Well...I'm going to have to watch this now.

[@zerinahalbatin5074]

I like it ^^ me and my brother watched it its very funny!

[@cyrusgeorge1902]

Imma gonna watch it now!

[@gageyoung642]

Ya im gonna go watch it as well

[@KaiGuingona]

I love these reviews!! Keep it up Arcada 💯✊🏽

[@TheTetbox]

If there was a review channel just like this for books, I would be SO happy

[@vanikolya9193]

I liked the ending~ Purely because Urushihara got the last lines of the series (not counting the OVA) And purely because those lines had something to do with him working too hard and wanting some fried chicken xD

[@angkunehonghindimakali]

"Not counting the OVA" Wait! It had an OVA!? 😱

[@trollnato]

@@angkunehonghindimakali the episode where urushihara gets scammed into buying a lot of crap

[@angkunehonghindimakali]

@@trollnato What?! That's an OVA? I thought it was another Episode. If it had OVA, then why no Season 2!!! Dang it! We need Hataraku Maou-sama Season 2!! 😭

[@trollnato]

@@angkunehonghindimakali it's another episode but it feels like an OVA and I agree, it's a crime there's no 2nd season, but we have the manga and LN

[@KajoroBitterthorn]

Another good alternative to this is beelzebub

[@wipeoutpulse007]

Woooooo Devil is a Part Timer wooooooo!!!!

[@RionaClancy]

Because of the way you review such shows, with the music ect, your verdict will make or break an anime for me :) I love your videos and this one is awesome :) I have great respect for what you say! Keep doing what you do! :D

[@AnimeRunna]

Dude that intro looked like it came out of one of Lathan Crowe's videos! That was awesome!

[@YukiFubuki.]

read the manga ending? its a light novel series not a manga series, sure it does hav a manga adaption but its originally a light novel series

[@KidSnivy69]

It's still a show you had to go to the source material to see the rest of the story (even if it's a light novel)

[@YukiFubuki.]

***** no, i remember him using the word light novels in his other vids b4

[@KidSnivy69]

still not that big a deal

[@YukiFubuki.]

some are only available in fan translation and chapters can takes months between releases

[@KidSnivy69]

Bimle Bimleful it still something your no getting the full story for

[@comedeyzone]

So basically coming to America the anime

[@stevenchoza6391]

Ummm... Didn't Code Geass have proper product placement in it?

[@Chidon0]

+Steven Choza Pizza Hut.

[@stevenchoza6391]

Chidon0 Exactly...

[@Capta1nTD]

That was my first thought. The most fabulous rebellion ever, sponsored by pizza hut.

[@stevenchoza6391]

MasterTahir LordofNoobs Indeed.

[@monstergirl66613]

I wheeze laughed over that caption on the back, standing in the middle of HMV.. Lord of the fucking fries...

[@sreeshnelp]

I think the disclaimer at the beginning about not endorsing any products should've been at the end. Would've enjoyed the 'advertisements' part more! :) Great review.

[@KazuyaMithra]

I liked this way more that Attack on Titan.

[@Maztuhmind]

A lot of shows are better than that.

[@Snake-ou2gi]

Maztuhmind opinion

[@imabigpotato3249]

JustSnake X fact

[@Username-or9nr]

Mr. Stevenson no attack on titan is just over hyped

[@TMadara]

Dr. Pepper? Steins;Gate anyone?

[@interela1000]

How to piss off the fandom of this show: EmixMaou is the worst couple evah! Now we wait....

[@Idaire]

i agree

[@nygmxs7132]

I STRONGLY AGREE THOUGH; I HATE EMI SO MUCH

[@dylanboatner2931]

Suzuno or Chiho are a better choice. IMO

[@Spectacular_Insanity]

I sincerely hope that I'm not the only one who bursts out in bubbly, girlish bout of laughter when the word "MgRonalds" is said.

[@ThatOneGuy7550]

DAMN IT-- I FREAKING LOVED THIS SHOW. Worst part: Looking for manga (in English) is few and far between; mainly talking about Volume 6-9... Damn it!!

[@kazdragon]

I couldn't stand Chiho Sasaki

[@kazdragon]

***** I'm so glad you agree

[@TheManJack3]

oh god do I agree.

[@Username-or9nr]

Ikr she’s so annoying

[@SteelSpurs]

TAKE THAT BACK

[@WickedKnightAlbel]

Same

[@DuckWhenIBust]

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[@davidnguyen9065]

I COULDN'T AGREE WITH U MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR

[@davidnguyen9065]

Btw, the "tch" part is impossible to pronounce through the way you are phrasing it.

[@OmegaMagnus11DA]

This show had potential. The light heartedness like killed the show for me. It was just too much. The fact that lucifer was kept around was a big wtf. Him and Amelia had like no beef after the city attack. The ending didn't really wrap anything up. It's like the 12 episodes preceding it meant nothing. All in all, this was is a funny show but don't take it too serious despite the serious undertones.

[@anothernonoriginal8794]

OmegaMagnusDA lucifer was the devils subordinate, they said this in the show so thats why he didnt kill him or anything. He gave him his beating and taught him a lesson

[@bigmaxcc]

😭 there so much fights and great stories we needs a season 2 12ep is not in enough

[@Enchrypted]

When he mentioned Squid Girl at the end i fanboyed so hard I jumped up with a loud "YES!!!"

[@vashthestampede2389]

Hi

[@Daweasaurus]

Hey vash

[@pioltjose23]

Daweasaurus The stampede

[@vashthestampede2389]

LOVE AND PEACE!!!!!

[@grilin18.]

Happy to see you will get a review this week, Vash?

[@vashthestampede2389]

grilin18 don't know but I saw a few of my clips in the trailer for the review week

[@jstransformers]

Spoiler alert Season 2, the devil and the Emi have a kid. Reply to know more

[@TheKeyser94]

At first I through that you were joking, but now that I did a little research, yeah it true, WHY THE HELL THE MANGA WASNT PUBLISHED TO THE REST OF THE WORLD YET? As funny as this parody of the genre is, I would love to read the manga.

[@jstransformers]

THE HELL THE MANGA WASNT PUBLISHED TO THE REST OF THE WORLD YET?, it is not popular enough

[@TheKeyser94]

S Julian Ha, merde. I hate the popularity rule of internet, if isn't popular enough isn't published here.

[@Matticus1229]

S Julian I didn't even read what you said, but I thank you for putting a "Spoiler alert" in your comment and enough space to not see the message. We need more of you in the comment section. +1 =)

[@AnimeMlpFirePit]

There is no season 2...

[@thePANDEMlC]

Hmmm, it's so odd seeing this show get so much praise. It's so incredibly mediocre to me and rarely ever funny while featuring dull characters and a completely wasted premise. I never felt like the MC was actually The Devil, his personality change was too drasticly different from world to world. They all act like standard slice of life teenagers except with the twist that they're all supposed to be from a different reality, regardless how much they don't act like it. It's a lot like Ao No Exorcist for me, good first episode, the rest is bland.Not bad looking or poorly acted, just... not worth my time. Expected it to be great, left feeling like I hadn't watched anything at all, it left no impression other than negative things on me.

[@KidSnivy69]

Well that more your opinion, and not liking it personal. Because I personally don't agree with anything you said

[@starryskies3768]

SlyBlue But even as a comedy it's mediocre. Hetalia, Baka and Test, Shin-Chan. Sgt. Frog, and My Bride is a Mermaid, all out-class The Devil is a Part-Timer as a comedy (Well in my opinion).

[@KidSnivy69]

StarrySkies My Bride is a Mermaid is annoying

[@KidSnivy69]

SlyBlue I watch the whole series your not missing anything. Its basically the same joke (the main character getting tortured) though out the show. And while there is character development it isn't worth it

[@starryskies3768]

KidSnivy69 Yeah... That's why I put it last

[@AnimarchyHistory]

Why this show didn't get a second season I will never know. It deserves it.

[@missnintendochick]

the back of the box's "lord of the fries" is a reference to the book "lord of the flies" which funny enough mentions the devil even if it is subtle.

[@nichande]

There’s an overarching story in the light novels but it takes like over 10 volumes to explain. Worth it.

[@kaylalau4687]

This was a great review. I watched it immediately afterwards and I loved it despite the number of things that were left unexplained (like you said)

[@GamerGirlOfGotham]

Ok, that last line on the back of the DVD convinced me ima watch this, omg

[@16xthedetail76]

I've actually only ever noticed two forms of product placement in anime. The first one i forget but i think it was in K. The second is in arpeggio of blue steel, a very very well placed PVC figure around the halfway mark of the series on a shelf in the back kind of either advertising or confirming soon to be released merchandise. It wasn't in your face at all and the reason i was actually able to notice it was because of my 50" samsung.

[@bonsaitree15]

wow, props to the box-summary-writer guy for the Lord of the Flies reference :D well done, sir or madam

[@javierjohnson2070]

Big big big fan. Keep doing your video, watched your Future Diary review, an got hooked. Great job!

[@AnimeRunna]

This was quite honestly one of my favorite series from 2013. Just describing the concept of the Devil working at McDonalds is funny to hear about, but to actually witnessing it unfold in such a normal manner is comedy gold. If you're looking for a comedy series, you have to check this one out.

[@gekotagirl]

Woah... Codi Nelson... that scared the crap out of me. I was NOT expecting that! XD

[@AnaghaRose]

Funny enough! Got this the other day. The subbed version is on Netflix as well. Also! Squid Girl got passed the beach. She made it to Eiko's house. =P

[@Pipluphmv]

A couple of notes as a lover of this show: first the back of the first volume of the manga says "It's tough being evil when you have to pay the rent" in huge letters. Second there is an ongoing plot that things are building towards but they push you into it so slowly and the story paces itself in a way where you hardly ever have to give up the slice of life feel and humor... in fact... they went through two volumes worth of content and didn't even get to the plot...